Revision as of 12:25, 22 March 2015

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Description

2015 Topps Opening Day is a 200-card set released March 18, 2015. As usual, the base set is a stripped down rendition of the 2015 Topps flagship set. Each pack will contain one insert.

Distribution

Hobby: 36 packs per box, 7 cards per pack

Blasters: 11 packs per box, 7 cards per pack

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	200	-	6:1	6:1
Edition	200	2015	1:5	1:5
Franchise Flashbacks	20	-	1:5	1:5
Hit the Dirt	15	-	1:5	1:5
Mascots	25	-	1:5	1:5
Superstar Celebrations	25	-	1:5	1:5
Stars	25	-	1:24	1:24
Team Spirit	10	-	1:36	1:36
#ToppsLive	17	-	N/A	N/A
Autographs	14	-	1:383	1:380
Relics	10	-	1:383	1:380
Mascot Autographs	5	-	1:776	1:759
Photo Variations	?	-	1:307	1:2,375
Printing Plates	200	four for each	1:2,391	1:2,375
1/1 Edition	200	one-of-one	1:10,080	1:9,458

Checklist

Base Set

1 Homer Bailey
2 Curtis Granderson
3 Todd Frazier
4 Lonnie Chisenhall
5 Jose Altuve
6 Matt Carpenter
7 Matt Garza
8 Starling Marte
9 Yu Darvish
10 Pat Neshek
11 Anthony Rizzo
12 Chris Tillman
13 Drew Hutchison
14 Michael Taylor RC
15 Gregory Polanco
16 Jake Lamb RC
17 David Ortiz
18 Pablo Sandoval
19 Adam Jones
20 Miguel Cabrera
21 Evan Gattis
22 Gerrit Cole
23 Greg Holland
24 Tim Lincecum
25 Jorge Soler RC
26 Buster Posey
27 George Springer
28 Jedd Gyorko
29 John Lackey
30 Danny Santana
31 David Wright
32 Jordan Zimmermann
33 Eric Hosmer
34 Michael Pineda
35 Travis d'Arnaud
36 Clay Buchholz
37 Chris Archer
38 Johnny Cueto
39 Albert Pujols
40 Clayton Kershaw
41 Carlos Gonzalez
42 Anthony Rendon
43 Nick Castellanos
44 Jonathan Lucroy
45 Bryce Harper
46 Chris Owings
47 Jacoby Ellsbury
48 Alex Rodriguez
49 Jonny Gomes
50 Rougned Odor
51 Aramis Ramirez
52 Roenis Elias
53 Jean Segura
54 Jeff Samardzija
55 Francisco Liriano
56 Elvis Andrus
57 Salvador Perez
58 Starlin Castro
59 Paul Goldschmidt
60 Ryan Braun
61 Yovani Gallardo
62 Jose Bautista
63 Adrian Gonzalez
64 Anibal Sanchez
65 Michael Wacha
66 Andrew McCutchen
67 Josh Harrison
68 Joe Mauer
69 James Shields
70 Alfredo Simon
71 J.D. Martinez
72 Coco Crisp
73 Kyle Seager
74 Derek Norris
75 Jimmy Rollins
76 Matt Shoemaker
77 Mike Trout
78 Garrett Richards
79 Jered Weaver
80 Alexei Ramirez
81 Aroldis Chapman
82 Joey Votto
83 Corey Kluber
84 Troy Tulowitzki
85 Zack Greinke
86 Giancarlo Stanton
87 Josh Hamilton
88 Christian Yelich
89 Brian Dozier
90 Daniel Murphy
91 Brett Gardner
92 Mark Teixeira
93 Carlos Beltran
94 Sonny Gray
95 Jonathan Papelbon
96 Madison Bumgarner
97 Lance Lynn
98 Adam Wainwright
99 Evan Longoria
100 Shin-Soo Choo
101 Edwin Encarnacion
102 Gio Gonzalez
103 Ryan Zimmerman
104 Anthony Ranaudo RC
105 Jose Abreu
106 Jacob deGrom
107 Erick Aybar
108 R.A. Dickey
109 Brandon Finnegan RC
110 Dalton Pompey RC
111 Dilson Herrera RC
112 Bryce Brentz RC
113 Matt Barnes RC
114 Hunter Pence
115 Jason Kipnis
116 David Freese
117 Hector Santiago
118 Mookie Betts
119 Craig Kimbrel
120 Jay Bruce
121 Mike Leake
122 Justin Verlander
123 Victor Martinez
124 Henderson Alvarez
125 Adeiny Hechavarria
126 Oswaldo Arcia
127 Francisco Cervelli
128 Chase Headley
129 Angel Pagan
130 Matt Holliday
131 Yadier Molina
132 Peter Bourjos
133 Jose Molina
134 Stephen Strasburg
135 Stephen Drew
136 Drew Smyly
137 Dellin Betances
138 Gregor Blanco
139 Marcell Ozuna
140 Hanley Ramirez
141 Julio Teheran
142 Zack Wheeler
143 Freddie Freeman
144 Robinson Cano
145 Kolten Wong
146 Ben Zobrist
147 Carlos Martinez
148 Ryan Howard
149 Jason Castro
150 Hisashi Iwakuma
151 Rusney Castillo RC
152 Ian Desmond
153 Cole Hamels
154 Tanner Roark
155 Xander Bogaerts
156 Daniel Corcino RC
157 Cory Spangenberg RC
158 Wilmer Flores
159 Justin Morneau
160 Kevin Kiermaier
161 Arismendy Alcantara
162 Chris Davis
163 Rafael Montero
164 Jose Reyes
165 Ian Kinsler
166 Masahiro Tanaka
167 Mike Minor
168 Kennys Vargas
169 Matt Adams
170 Marcus Stroman
171 Andrelton Simmons
172 David Price
173 Alex Cobb
174 Michael Brantley
175 Manny Machado
176 Lucas Duda
177 Billy Hamilton
178 Carlos Santana
179 David Robertson
180 Doug Fister
181 Jose Fernandez
182 Adrian Beltre
183 Dustin Pedroia
184 Guilder Rodriguez RC
185 Maikel Franco RC
186 Felix Hernandez
187 Daniel Norris RC
188 Javier Baez RC
189 CC Sabathia
190 Cliff Lee
191 Jayson Werth
192 Allen Craig
193 Joc Pederson RC
194 Andrew Cashner
195 Carlos Gomez
196 Brandon Phillips
197 Brian McCann
198 Yasiel Puig
199 Aaron Sanchez
200 Desmond Jennings

Variations

Photo variations are seeded two per hobby case (1:307 packs); we have no confirmed reports of these being found in retail packs yet. The fine folks at Cardboard Connection has compiled a visual guide for these cards.

The count is up to 12.

5 Jose Altuve

18 Pablo Sandoval

40 Clayton Kershaw

66 Andrew McCutchen

68 Joe Mauer

106 Jacob deGrom

119 Craig Kimbrel

151 Rusney Castillo

159 Justin Morneau

172 David Price

188 Javier Baez

198 Yasiel Puig

Parallels

All 200 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Edition (serial-numbered to 2015 copies)
1/1 Edition (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

Franchise Flashbacks

FF-01 Craig Kimbrel
FF-02 Ryan Braun
FF-03 George Springer
FF-04 Robinson Cano
FF-05 Anthony Rizzo
FF-06 Manny Machado
FF-07 Gregor Blanco
FF-08 Julio Teheran
FF-09 Alex Gordon
FF-10 Tim Lincecum
FF-11 Adrian Beltre
FF-12 Nick Castellanos
FF-13 Jose Altuve
FF-14 Jered Weaver
FF-15 Danny Santana
FF-16 Jonathan Lucroy
FF-17 Starlin Castro
FF-18 Chase Utley
FF-19 Freddie Freeman
FF-20 Mike Trout

Hit the Dirt

HTD-01 Bryce Harper
HTD-02 Lorenzo Cain
HTD-03 Billy Hamilton
HTD-04 Mike Trout
HTD-05 Jacoby Ellsbury
HTD-06 Ian Kinsler
HTD-07 Jose Reyes
HTD-08 Carlos Gomez
HTD-09 George Springer
HTD-10 Ben Revere
HTD-11 Starling Marte
HTD-12 Yasiel Puig
HTD-13 Elvis Andrus
HTD-14 Denard Span
HTD-15 Dustin Pedroia

Mascots

M-01 Baxter the Bobcat
M-02 Atlanta Braves
M-03 Baltimore Orioles
M-04 Wally the Green Monster
M-05 Clark
M-06 Chicago White Sox
M-07 Gapper
M-08 Rosie Red
M-09 Slider
M-10 Dinger
M-11 Paws
M-12 Billy the Marlin
M-13 Orbit
M-14 Kansas City Royals
M-15 TC Bear
M-16 Bernie Brewer
M-17 Mr. Met
M-18 Phillie Phanatic
M-19 Pirate Parrot
M-20 Swinging Friar
M-21 Mariner Moose
M-22 Fredbird
M-23 Raymond
M-24 Rangers Captain
M-25 Theodore Roosevelt

Superstar Celebrations

SC-01 Mike Trout
SC-02 Madison Bumgarner
SC-03 Salvador Perez
SC-04 Giancarlo Stanton
SC-05 Tim Lincecum
SC-06 Rajai Davis
SC-07 Jordan Zimmermann
SC-08 Bryce Harper
SC-09 Clayton Kershaw
SC-10 Chase Utley
SC-11 Jose Abreu
SC-12 Tommy Hunter
SC-13 Miguel Cabrera
SC-14 Albert Pujols
SC-15 Anthony Rizzo
SC-16 Kolten Wong
SC-17 Michael Brantley
SC-18 Mike Napoli
SC-19 Mike Moustakas
SC-20 Edwin Encarnacion
SC-21 Coco Crisp
SC-22 Kyle Seager
SC-23 Jason Castro
SC-24 Adrian Beltre
SC-25 Evan Gattis

Team Spirit

TS-01 Mike Trout
TS-02 Phillie Phanatic
TS-03 Madison Bumgarner
TS-04 Greg Holland
TS-05 Miguel Cabrera
TS-06 Clayton Kershaw
TS-07 Bryce Harper
TS-08 TC Bear
TS-09 Jorge Soler
TS-10 Adam Eaton

#Toppslive

STA-BS Ben Shaw
STA-CP Cameron Payne
STA-DA Dylan Abruscato
STA-DD David Joseph Dick Jr.
STA-DR Donny Racz
STA-JB Jim Brady
STA-JF Jordyn Fernandez
STA-JFJ Juan Fernandez Jr.
STA-JW Joey Wright
STA-KR Kevin Ransom
STA-LD Luca Djelosevic
STA-LM Lance McKinnon
STA-RG Robert Grunbaum
STA-RGM Ryan Groose-Meils
STA-TC Tom Cicotello
STA-TCC Tim Culin-Couwels
STA-TV Tony Voda

Autographs & Game-Used

Relics

ODR-AM Andrew McCutchen
ODR-BP Buster Posey
ODR-DO David Ortiz
ODR-DW David Wright
ODR-KW Kolten Wong
ODR-MC Miguel Cabrera
ODR-NC Nick Castellanos
ODR-TT Troy Tulowitzki
ODR-YP Yasiel Puig
ODR-YV Yordano Ventura

Autographs

ODA-AA Arismendy Alcantara
ODA-CO Chris Owings
ODA-JB Javier Baez
ODA-JP Joe Panik
ODA-JS Jonathan Schoop
ODA-LD Lucas Duda
ODA-MB Mookie Betts
ODA-MF Mike Foltynewicz
ODA-MZ Mike Zunino
ODA-RC Rusney Castillo
ODA-RD Rubby De La Rosa
ODA-RE Roenis Elias
ODA-RH Ryan Howard
ODA-TT Troy Tulowitzki

Mascot Autographs

MA-BT Billy the Marlin
MA-PP Phillie Phanatic
MA-RC Rangers Captain
MA-TB TC Bear
MA-TR Theodore Roosevelt

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